Centerville, Shasta County, California

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California, United States. Centerville is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwest of Redding.

Centerville, California
Unincorporated community
Centerville, California
Coordinates: 40°31′06″N 122°29′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyShasta
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)530
GNIS feature ID1658250[1]

History

The community was originally named Larkin after John Larkin, who owned a store and saloon in the community. A post office was located in the community from 1899 until 1912.[2]

In 2018, the community was evacuated due to the Carr Fire, which destroyed homes in the community.[3]

gollark: You know, with TJ09 meddling a dragon *could* become its own parent...
gollark: It looked like you'd somehow created a loop before I reread it.
gollark: I don't know if they will when they're off the releasy ratios, but whatever.
gollark: They're just piling up in alpine.
gollark: Stupid caveblocking new releases...

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Shasta County, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 210. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Schultz, Jim; Chapman, Mike. "Update: Sunset West, Sunset Terrace neighborhoods re-opened for residents". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved 2 August 2018.



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